Posts About "2017 WJHC"
World Juniors Medal Predictions
January 5th, 2017 It all comes down to this. Four countries, vying for three medals, one looking to be crowned World Junior Champion. In a tournament that is normally fairly predictable, the four best countries are indeed the ones left standing. The only real surprise this year was Finland's collapse, though they did manage to avoid being relegated with...
Did Juolevi Get His Coach Fired?
January 4th, 2017 Team Finland’s struggles in the 2017 World Junior Championships (WJC) were well publicized. The defending gold medalists lost their first three preliminary round games before finally defeating Switzerland in their final game and sweeping Latvia in a relegation series. The Finns didn't just have a bad tournament, it was historically...
World Juniors Semi-Finals Preview
January 3rd, 2017 The quarter-finals of the 2017 World Junior Championship are over and that means we are one step closer to the medal round. We are down to four teams that you would expect to be here at this stage of the tournament. The tournament Cinderella Denmark has been eliminated. Switzerland put up a valiant fight but couldn't make it. We have the...
WJC 2017 Quarter-Finals Preview
January 1st, 2017 Happy New Year everybody! The calendar has shifted and with that the preliminary round of the 2017 World Junior Championship is over. We now move on to the quarter-finals. Now it's time for win and move on or lose and you're out. It's time for the exciting part of the tournament. We've had a few good stories so far. The biggest by far...
USA Beats Canada To Finish First in Group B
December 31st, 2016 In what is always a much-anticipated game, Canada took on the rival United States. This time, first place in Group B was on the line and with that, an easier opponent in the quarter-finals. Canada had looked great in all three games so far but that changed in this game. It all started with a goaltender interference penalty to Tyson...
Dillon Dube: A Versatile Addition to Team Canada
December 30th, 2016 Many would be shocked to hear a 56th overall pick from 2016 was able to beat five first round picks from the last two years to make the Team Canada roster at the 2017 World Junior Championships. However, if you're Dillon Dube, it's not so surprising. After all, the Flames prospect has been defying expectations regularly throughout his...
USA Hangs On to Beat Russia
December 29th, 2016 The Americans did something they haven't been able to do since 2007: They beat Russia. In a game that will have a big impact on how things end up in Group B, the Americans and Russians went back and forth in a battle to basically keep pace with Canada. After defeating Slovakia in the later game on Wednesday, the US were in a...
At the World Juniors: Group A Up for Grabs?
December 28th, 2016 Sweden is among the favourites to win gold at this year's World Junior Hockey Championship, and an easy pick to top their group. The Swedes ran roughshod over Denmark in their first game of the tournament and will look to get another win against Switzerland on Wednesday. Led by Alex Nylander and Carl Grundstrom, Sweden is in the...
Canada Rolls Over Slovakia in WJC
December 28th, 2016 Canada played their second game of the 2017 World Junior Championships against Team Slovakia, who was playing in their tournament opener. This game was almost a carbon copy of the Latvia-USA game that was played a day earlier. Unfortunately for the Slovaks, that led to a 5-0 loss. In the first period, Slovakia was actually playing...
Russia Dominates Over Latvia
December 27th, 2016 Well, that story stayed more true to the script for Team Latvia. After staying in the game for most of their game against the USA on Boxing Day, the same cannot be said about their game against Russia. This was not much of a contest after the first period. The first belonged to Russia on the score sheet as they were up 3-0 on goals...
Canada Overcomes Russia in WJC Opener
December 27th, 2016 Now that’s the way to open up the World Junior Championships. Whenever a World Junior tournament starts, there are two games that Team Canada fans look forward to. The one vs. the United States and the one against Russia. We’ll have to wait until New Year’s Eve for the US, but Canada faced off against Russia in their opening...
Latvia Falls Short Against USA
December 26th, 2016 Team USA and Team Latvia got their 2017 World Junior Championships started with a game against each other on Boxing Day. By the time the game ended, the result was what was to be expected, a massive American win. That being said, it didn’t exactly go down that way. Not What They Expected The first half of the game was a complete...
Great World Juniors Ahead for Canadiens Fans
December 25th, 2016 What the Montreal Canadiens lack in amount of prospects at this year’s World Juniors, they more than make up for in talent on display. Juulsen and Sergachev to Be Showcased The Habs may only have two prospects playing at the 2017 tournament, which starts on Boxing Day, but they’re also the team’s current top defensive...
